Sally Eslinger Poet Haiku

Series Haiku of This Storm

Haiku of this storm

(2/10/21, for Jim)

 February ice fear
forecasts no motion —
a tear starts its fall


pup’s eyes plead
with her legs splayed — 
deck wood freezes worst


wintry front
pushing through outside
my winter body lullaby


poems come
invading sleep
my tongue forgets how to speak


snow clouds break
deafening silence 
my sighs echo

all frozen
trees creaking in winds
the stars do not know

snow plays,
today ice threatened—
bird feeder untouched

white lace from trees
white doilies cover the ground
these prayers, these dreams

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(c) sally young eslinger2/10/21


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Harry Horsman February 12, 2021 at 6:00 AM eight wintry gems, sally, love them all. good luck in contest. Sally Eslinger March 13, 2021 at 2:38 PM Hi Harry. You gift me with your comment. I didn’t know there was a contest.

Regina Mcintosh February 11, 2021 at 4:11 AM This is my favorite: snow clouds break deafening silence my sighs echo Love them all though God bless you with love and prayers, Gina Sally Eslinger March 13, 2021 at 2:36 PM Many thanks, Regina. My broken pad puts me far behind in checking comments. Bless you! Colorful hugs!

Mahtab Bangalee February 11, 2021 at 1:41 AM excellent the poetic haiku series Sally Eslinger March 13, 2021 at 2:33 PM Hello, Maytag. Thank you for stopping by to read and comment. Your words mean much to me.

Victor Buhagiar February 10, 2021 at 11:26 PM Lovely written haiku. One can feel the cold. I like intense poems. ~~ Sally Eslinger March 13, 2021 at 2:30 PM Victor, many thanks! My old iPad with my whole life on it died and had to get a new one that I am still trying to figure out a week later. Hugs! sally

Caren Krutsinger February 10, 2021 at 7:44 PM Winter is totally delightful in these lines Sally. Both you and duplicated a poem in a row yesterday. I think you may want to eliminate some lines. I already fixed mine. Sally Eslinger February 10, 2021 at 9:17 PM OMG! Thank you, Caren! Took me half hour to clean that up! Wonder how it happened? I had some troubles yesterday too & it Always resets the line breaks on my prose poems! Aargh! I think being born in Jan. helps me like winter. I am dazzled by number of poets who love snow and relate to trees. Thanks again. Best to u!